# Accident 19790107000439A: Piper PA28151, Oak Harbor, WA, January 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Oak Harbor, WA
- Airport: Oak Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2938° N, 122.6282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2938&lon=-122.6282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38373, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38373) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 48 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790107000439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PARAPLEGIC PILOT HAS A STC FOR HAND OPERATED RUDDER CONTROL. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST. NO CONTROL MANFUNCTION FOUND

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA79DYE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE10), Jan 7, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N38373), Oak Harbor, WA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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